Writing instrument.



H. G. SCHROEDER. WRITING INSTRUMENT. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I5. 191a.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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To'all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN G. Sermon- DER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, resid- Specification of Letters .Patent.

Pategited Aug. 17, 1915,

Application filed August 15, 1913. Serial No. 784,938.

threaded engagement with the interior of the member 12, the other end ofthe pen carrying rod 14 having a suitable nib 17 of and which includes ascrew thread 16ina part thereof and arranged to slide within ing inLincoln, in the county ofLancaster the type usually employed inconnection 60 and State of Nebraska, have invented new with fountainpens, suitably attached thereand useful Improvements in Writing Inon.Now it will be apparent that by rostruments, of which the following is aspecitating the pencil member 15, the same will fication. a a beadvanced or retreated relatively'to the i The invention relates tostationery, and member 12 and thus the rod 1 1 and nib 17 5 10 moreparticularly to writing instruments of will be advanced or retreated inthe reserthe fountain pen type, and has for an object voir 11 formedbythe casing 10. to provide a Writing instrument for use in A, tubularactuating member 18 has one the manner of a lead pencil or a fountainend thereof constituting an interior seat 19 pen. adapted to be engagedby a perforated 7o 5 The invention embodies, among other feahexagonalhead formed on the pencil tures, the provision of a unitary membermember 15 and whereby the pencil member including a fountain pen and apencil memwill be locked relatively to the actuating ber, the pencilmember being normally armember 18 when the same is rotated, one rangedwithin the pen casing or memberso end of the said actuating membervbeing 20 that the device can be used as a pencil or adapted to encirclethe projecting collar 13 fountain pen. of the sleeve-like member 12, andthe said In the further disclosure of the invention actuating member 18furthermore being reference is to be had to the accompanying preferablymade of the same material as the drawings, constituting a part of thisspecicasing 10 so as to present a neat and effective so 5 fication, inwhich similar characters of refappearance. Now when the actuatingmemerence denote corresponding parts in all the ber is rotated upon thecasing 10 it will imviews, and in which; part rotation to the pencilmember 15, thus Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal secthrough themedium of the screw thread16 tional view of my device, showing thepenwithin the member 12 advancing or retreat- 30 in position for writing;Fig. 2 is a similar ing the nib 17 relatively to the reservoir 11 viewshowing the pencil in position for writ so that the nib can be movedinto or out of ing; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged vertiwritingposition as will be readily undercal longitudinal'sectional view of thepencil stbod by referring to the views, it being member, showingthe-manner of advancing further apparent that when the nib is in 35 orretreating the lead; Fig. 4 is a vertical' writingposition and is movedout of writtransverse sectional view taken on the line ing position thepencil member 15 will be 41in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is aperspective view ofadvanced relatively to the casing 10 in order the lead actuating member;Fig. 6 is a fragthat the nib 17 can be moved entirely within.- mentaryvertical transvers e sectional view the reservoir 11 formed by thecasing 10. 4o taken on the line 6-6 in 11 g; 1. A cap 21 is adapted forthreaded engage- Referring more particularly to the views, ment with anend of the casing 10 in order I provide a casing 10 constituting are'serto close the reservoir 11 when the nib 17 lies voir 11 adapted tohold ink or some other therein and the actuating member 18 insimilarwriting fluid and having a sleevecludes a reduced neck 22 also adaptedto re 45 like member 12 threaded on one end thereof, ceive and supportthe cap 21 when it is dewith the tubular portion ofthe member 12exsiredto use the nib 17. It will thus be seen; tending within thecasing 10, a suitable col= that the cap 21 performs two" functions inlar 13 being arrangedon the member 12 and that when'it encircles one endof the casing v adapted to b t i t one d. f the a '10 it closes thereservoir 11, whereas when 50 ing 10 to limit the screwing up action ofthe cap ismounted on the neck 22 it incloses the member relativelythe'casing and also the pencil member 15 and" permits of ad-fprovidedfor a purpose at will be hereinvancing the nib 17 from within thereservoir" after more fully disclosed. 11 to writing position. i i p Apen carrying rod 14 has threaded con- An interiorly threaded collar 23is secured 55 nection with one, end of a pencil member '15 within thepencil member 15 and constitutes the collar is a longitudinally slottedmemclamping band 29, is rotated upon the actuating member 18 the'leadwill be advanced or retreated relatively to the collar '23 secured inthe pencil member 15 and forming a part thereof.

From the foregoing description it w1l1 be .ap arent that the sleeve-likemember '12 not on y forms a closure for one end of the reservoir ll butacts as a medium for insuring the proper operation-of the pen carryingrod 14:or the encil member 15 so that the de- "vice 'descri ed canbeused either as a founmin pen or pencil, the operatlon of the penfcilor fountain pen portions of the device "being accomplished through themedium of the pencilmember and which connects the 7 two portions,as-mentioned heretofore, the

- of the pencarrying rod 14, a plurality of j-diametncal pins '30project from the rod and "-Eareada ted to -abut against one end of the"sleeve h e member 12, the movement of the said pencil, member being:actuated by the actuating member, 18 swiveled on the casing 10.

In order to limit the retreating movement pen carrying rod intheoppositedirection being limited by an end of the pencil member 15abutting against an enlarged portion of the sleeve-like member 12.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim In a writing instrument, a casing, a member threaded in one end ofthe casing, a pencil member movably threaded in the first mentionedmember, a tubular actuatingmember encircling the casing and engaging thepencil member to turn the same when the actuating member-is rotated on.the casing, a collar on the first mentionedg iil'ember and adapted toabut against the casing to hold said collar being encircled by saidactuating member, a tip swiveled on one end of'the actuating member, anda lead carrying-.- member slidable in the pencil member and-- the firstmentioned member in said casing,

extendingthrough and associated with-said'ilrotated in one direction,said pencil member tip whereby, when said actuating,memberii.

will be advanced in said first mentioned member and when saidactuatingm'ember is rotated -in the other direction. said pencil? memberwill be retreatedin said first mentioned member.

Intestim on ,Whereof I afiix my'signature I in presence 0 two witnesses.

HERMAN e. SCHROEDER.

Witnesses: I

WILLIAM Bon'rronnn,

HARRY WARTON.

